Another Simple Cashew Cake with Berries and Bananas

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Today I am sharing another cashew cake recipe. Yes, we will have plenty of these here, but no worries each of them is unique. For this specific cashew cake I had to combine two recipes: 1) I have replaced the usual nut crust with a chocolate cake base just to cut the amount of nuts I consume, 'cause I have been really eating a lot of them lately 2) for that same reason I had to add bananas to the cake mixture.

"The Green Beautiful". Our life on Earth as viewed by Extraterrestrial Guest.

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The Green Beautiful is a kind movie that is easy to watch. The plot and the acting take a back-seat to the wonderful humour that takes a laugh at our common view on matters.

Прекрасная зеленая - очень легкий и добрый фильм, в котором сюжет и игра актеров отходят на второй план и дают нам насладиться прекрасным юмором, с которым высмеивается привычный нам порядок вещей. 

Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Pistachio Nuts

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Earlier I have shared my simple vegan chocolate cupcake recipe, but at that time I have chosen to top it with cashew cream. Today I am more into warm topping that is why I will be preparing vegan chocolate ganache to top my cupcakes with chocolate and pistachio nuts.

Black Currant Smoothie with Homemade Granola

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Smoothie is one of my favorite breakfasts. It's so easy to make one, and I even manage to do this at work. Of course, I had to buy a blender for the office, but still I can't imagine living a day without a blender. In winter, when it's cold I usually use milk as a base for my smoothies, just to increase its nutritional value and in summer I usually use clean water instead.

Light Taco Salad with Walnut "Meat"

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Today I am preparing very simple but very tasty recipe under "Vegan Alternative" tag. This is Taco Salad with Nut "Meat". As a meat substitute I use walnuts and mushrooms in this recipe + herbs and spices of choice.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Black Currant Frosting

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If you're having a party and you're searching for a recipe which will suit perfectly, look no further. My guests loved these cupcakes and seriously who wouldn't? And the best part is that these will only take half an hour to make.

Raw Beet Soup

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 Today we're going to cook very healthy beet soup. I refer to to it as "very healthy" for two reasons: 1. it's made of beet and 2. it's raw, so all the vitamins are preserved. Let's get to business and the whole preparation will last for about 5 minutes - another benefit of raw "cooking". 

Homemade Granola

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Hooray! it's weekend time! meaning I will be finally NOT eating rice galettes for breakfast. I will take my time and prepare something really tasty to celebrate the end of another productive working week. Today I will be preparing homemade granola all by myself and for the first time in my life. Unfortunately (or should I say fortunately), it's pretty hard to find good granola in regular stores in Kyiv, that is why the only way to enjoy it is to make it by yourself.

Curried Potatoes with Broccoli Sauce

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Everyone knows that avocado can and should be used as a healthy substitute for sauces which are usually high on calories. I am a huge fan of roasted potatoes and I find them even more delicious if eaten with a sauce. But let's face it, potatoes are kind of high on calories themselves taking into consideration that they are baked with oil, so even a healthy avocado sauce kind of makes the dish too high on calories. Meet my new experiment: broccoli sauce. I am more than satisfied with the result I must say. No need to say more, let's get to business and we will start with cooking these amazing curried potatoes.

Mini Cashew Cakes with Black Currant

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Are you a big fan of dessert and don't want to live without it? It is okay, as the solution has been found! We continue with publishing "healthy desserts" posts. Try making these mini cashew-cakes with berries; they are easy to make and they are super healthy. Despite the fact that they are as high on calories as regular desserts they are still considered to be healthy alternative to any other dessert as they contain only plant based components making it easy for your body to digest them.

Porcini Mushroom Soup

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I have been experimenting a lot with porcini mushrooms lately. Now I would like to share my latest creation with you; Cream Soup with Porcini Mushrooms.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cashew Cream

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Carrot cake cupcakes are definitely my favorite dessert. I love everything about them, from the moment my home is filled with that amazing cinnamon scent until the last crumb, which you should usually fight for in the kitchen. And the best part is that they are made with Carrots! that makes them kind of guilt-free dessert, which is not exactly true, but still you are cutting some calories for sure, I mean seriously the space is occupied but carrots, not by flour or sugar. At least that's what I keep telling myself. And let's not forget about amazing cashew cream, which is much healthier than its non-vegan analogue.

Rice Galette with Avocado and Tomato

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I might have been a little intense on rice galettes as a base for my breakfasts. But those are a really nice match for both desserts and savory meals. I am a huge fan of savory sandwiches for breakfast, that is why I prefer tofu spreads and hummus and as I have decided to cut bread consumption rice galette seems to be the perfect alternative.

Ode to Arugula

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Do you like arugula just as much as I do? Then add as much of it to your everyday meals as you can as it is incredibly useful. Arugula contains a wide range of vitamins: vitamin E, B-group vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin K. Moreover, 100 g of arugula contain a daily dose of vitamin K, which is very important for healing your wounds. Arugula also contains zinc, magnesium, selenium, sodium, copper, phosphorus, manganese and iron. And all this just for 25 kcal!

Simple Tofu Scramble Recipe

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Tofu Scramble is a popular dish for Breakfast. This is a very popular vegan alternative to scrambled eggs. I am offering to try this basic recipe, but you are free to experiment and add some veggies to it, or use more/less spices. 

Tofu Scramble - это своего рода веганская альтернатива обычной яичнице. Мы предлагаем Вам самый базовый рецепт, но Вы можете поэкспериментировать и добавить лук, помидоры, любые другие овощи и специи.

Rice Galette for the Perfect Breakfast

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Those of you who are still skipping breakfast should really just STOP right now. Breakfast is essential for boosting your metabolism that is why you should always eat something in the first hour after waking up.

Vegan Mac ‘n Cheeze

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I think, I don't have to introduce Mac'N Cheese to most of you. However, some of you might be surprised as Vegan Mac'n Cheese sounds a bit contradictory. But, no worries, just as always we will replace the key ingredient and go for vegan substitute -  we will make amazing cheesy sauce with pumpkin and nutritional yeast.

Мак-н-Чиз (Mac’n Cheese) - очень популярное блюдо в США. Это, пожалуй, одно из самых простых блюд даже в американской кулинарии – макароны с сыром. Разумеется, мак-н-чиз по вегану мы будем готовить без сыра, а заменим мы ключевой ингредиент - тыквой. 

Vegan "Fish" Recipe

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my first vegan "fish" experiment"

It's been a week since I first cooked this recipe and I just can't get enough of it. All the spices give the tofu incredible taste and you really have to try this one for a change. 

Вот уже неделя прошла с тех пор как я впервые приготовила рыбку по вегану, но я все не могу прекратить готовить это супер вкусное блюдо. Специи придают тофу замечательный вкус, попробуйте приготовить это блюдо и я гарантирую Вам понравится.

Milk Alternatives

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My first Almond Milk

I’ve been vegan for two years already and people around me don’t seize to amaze me. They have already accepted the fact as well as the reasons for my refusal to eat meat and fish, but they still look crazy surprised when they learn that I actually don’t eat eggs or dairy. They are all like: “But why? It’s not like cows really suffer, we only take the milk the cow doesn’t need”. I guess, nobody ever thought about the origin of cow’s milk. I will not go into those cruel details, ‘because my vegan motto is: “Always focus on positive things”. I will just ask you to accept that me giving up on milk is as logical as giving up on meat.

RECIPES

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BEVERAGES

• Milk Alternatives
• Green Grapefruit Juice

BREAKFAST

• Simple Tofu Scramble
• Rice Galette for the Perfect Breakfast
• Rice Galette with Avocado and Tomato
• Homemade Granola
• Black Currant Smoothie with Homemade Granola
• Raspberry Banana Smoothie Bowl

• Carrot Cake Smoothie with Cinnamon Granola

DESSERTS

• Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cashew Cream
• Mini Cashew Cakes with Black Currant
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Black Currant Frosting
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Pistachio Nuts
• Simple Cashew Cake with Berries and Bananas
• 4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies

• Chia Walnut Bliss Balls

• Ukrainian Sweet "Sausage"

MAIN COURSE

• Vegan Mac n'Cheese
• Vegan "Fish"
• Simple Tofu Scramble
• Curried Potatoes with Broccoli Sauce
• "Protein Bomb" AntiBurgers
• Vegan Shepherd's Pie
• Easy Bean Patties
• Lentil Mushroom Pie
• Georgian Lobio
• Penne Pesto

SALADS

• Ode to Arugula
• Light Taco Salad with Walnut "Meat"
• "SHUBA" Russian Salad

• Avocado Pumpkin Seed Salad

SMOOTHIES

• Milk Alternatives for Smoothies
• Black Currant Smoothie
• Raspberry Banana Smoothie Bowl

SOUPS

• Porcini Mushroom Soup
• Raw Beet Soup
• Cauliflower Alfredo Soup
• Broccoli Soup with Green Peas
• Lazy Pumpkin Cream Soup
• Vegan Tomato Soup

SAUCES

• Vegan Walnut Pesto
• Curried Hummus

LUNCH BOXES

• Beet Patties with Buckwheat and Black Bean Salad